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The conference, which was funded by the UCD Research Seed Funding Programme: Decade of Centenaries Internal Award Scheme 2016-18, considered multiple geographical regions and time periods and assessed a formative phenomenon in history and international relations at a time when borders, partition, and migration are increasingly visible.
‘Partitions and borders: a comparative and interdisciplinary conference‘ took place in UCD School of History in May 2018. Jointly organised by University College Dublin and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, this two-day international conference brought together scholars working on aspects of partition and border studies from multiple disciplines.
The conference, which was funded by the UCD Research Seed Funding Programme: Decade of Centenaries Internal Award Scheme 2016-18, considered multiple geographical regions and time periods and assessed a formative phenomenon in history and international relations at a time when borders, partition, and migration are increasingly visible.
2020 marks the centenary of the 1920 Government of Ireland Act which legislated for a two-state solution to the Irish question. Nationally, the conference prefaced this event by considering the wider history and contexts of partition. Internationally, the conference provided a forum in which scholars came together in a focussed manner to explore the interoperability of their differing approaches to this pivotal issue in the history of the modern world.
The keynote speakers at the conference (Peter Leary, Sucheta Mahajan, John Coakley, and Debali Mookerjea-Leonard) were recorded and are now available to podcast on Apple, Spotify and Soundcloud.
Conference organising committee
Dr Conor Mulvagh, UCD
Dr Kieran Rankin, TCD
Professor Sucheta Mahajan, JNU
Photo: Partition and Borders attendees pictured at UCD School of History (Photo: Real Smart Media).
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UCD offers a variety of study options and entry pathways, ranging from full-time degrees to short-term courses for pure interest. Lifelong Learning offers all adult learners the opportunity to explore a subject of their choice without the pressure of an examination. Open Learning is a flexible way of studying history part-time at UCD. Explore your UCD History options for the coming year.
LGBT Activism in Ireland, 1973-2023: Looking Back, Going Forward is a UCD project which comprised of two workshops which were organised by Dr Mary McAuliffe (Director, UCD Gender Studies), in partnership with the National LGBT Federation (NXF), and funded by a Research Ireland New Foundations award.
The workshops – History of LGBT Activism in Ireland and Where We’re Going – Backlash, Solidarity, and Mobilising took place in UCD Humanities Institute in April 2025. Podcasts from the workshops are now available on History Hub.
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